Crowder won election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Colorado State Senate elections, 2012|Colorado State Senate]] District 35. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012 following the withdrawal of [[Alexander Lucero-Mugatu]]. Crowder defeated [[Crestina Martinez]] ([[Democrat|D]]) and [[William Stuart Bartley]] (L) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. <ref>''Colorado Secretary of State,'' - 2012 Primary Candidate List</ref><ref>[http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2012/primary/ColoradoReport.html ''Colorado Secretary of State,'' Official Primary Election Results]</ref>

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Crowder won election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Colorado State Senate elections, 2012|Colorado State Senate]] District 35. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012 following the withdrawal of [[Alexander Lucero-Mugatu]]. Crowder defeated [[Crestina Martinez]] ([[Democrat|D]]) and [[William Stuart Bartley]] (L) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/2012/primary/ColoradoReport.html ''Colorado Secretary of State'', "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014]</ref>

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Crowder is available dating back to 2012. Based on available campaign finance records, Crowder raised a total of $77,536 during that time period. This information was last updated on May 22, 2013.[3]

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